Coffee-pot



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R. SfWILSON.`

COPFEEPOT. g No. 249,565. y Patented Nouv. 15,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT S.`WILSON, OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

COFFEE-POT.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 249,565, dated November 15, 188.1. Application filed May `1e, Iasi. (No moaei.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Bonner S. WILsoN, of Springfield, in the countyof Greeueand State off-Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CoffeelPots; andI do,

hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled `in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawpart of thisspecilication, and in whi'ch- Figure l is a vertical section. Fig. 2 is a side View of the coffee (or tea) receptaclefdetached. Fig. 3`is a perspective view of the spring-filter detached, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of the filter-wire with the strainer-cloth removed. y

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention contemplates certain improve- Inents in pots or boilers for making tea or coffee, as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out-in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, A is a pot or vessel of cylindrical shape and suitable size, by preference large enough to hold a gallon and la halt', as I have found that the best results are obtained with pots or boilers of com para-` tively large capacity. l

B is the-spout, in front of which, on the inside of the pot, isa shield, O, having a central opening, O', to admit the contents of the pot to pass into the spout.

D is a removable strainer, which is inserted into the narrowvspace between the base of the spout and the shield O, which keeps it in place. 'lhis strainer is composed of a piece of wire, d, (see Fig. 4,)with its ends e e bent at right angles to form finger-holds for removing or inserting it.

fis the strainer-cloth or filter, which is held by and between thearms of the wire, the spring tension of which holds the strainer firmly in its place at Ithe base of the spout, within the pot, and yet permits of its ready removal when desired for cleaning or other purposes.

In the center of the bottom ofthe pot is a short tubularstandard, E, over which is slipped the sleeve F'of the removable tea or coffee receptacle. The latter consists of a cylinder, G, having a tapering or funnel-shaped bottom, H, of foraminated sheet-metal or wiregau`ze,

`upon the cone I', h into the center colating its contents, so as to thoroughly absorb U, substantially as and for the the foraminated bottom forming a narrow band y l ,around the lower part ofthe cylinder, as shown "also be seen that the tube or sleeve F of the coffee-holder extends a short distance up into the foraminated funnel H, which prevents Y packing77 of the ground coffee or tea in the center, and gives the boiling water a better chance to, permeate the entire mass. The steam, as it rises through the pot, is condensed and drips back from the point of the receptacle below, perall avor and aroma, and then escapes through the foraminated part G H into the bottom of the pot, the strainer D effectually preventing any grounds or sediment from entering the spout.` v

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent ot' the United Statesl. The coffee holder or receptacle composed of the cylinder G G and foraminated funnelshapedbottom H, having central downwardprojecting sleeve F, extending at its upper closed end into the funnel, as set forth.

2.`The combination of the coffee holde'r or receptacle G G H F, constructed as described, cylindrical pot or boiler A, having spout B, and central tubularstandard, E, and cover I I', tapering on its under sideto a central point, h, as set forth.

3. The removable strainer composed of the wire d and strainer-cloth f, constructed as described, in combination with the pot or boiler A, having spoutB and perforated shield purpose herein shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim` the foregoing as my own I have hereunto aftlxed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

-ROBERT SAMUEL WILSON.

'Witnesses J. Hf. WILKs, FRANK OULBERTsoN.

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